Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G90 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 40
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G90
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 5 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 34.13 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 10 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPU Mali-G76 MC4 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 600
GPU clock 720 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units 4 2
Shaders 64 384
FLOPS 172.6 Gigaflops 1037 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 20
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Release July 2019 April 2019
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6785 SM8150-AC
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 2 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G90

4G
BLU G91 Pro
BLU

BLU G91 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Doogee S96 Pro
Doogee

Doogee S96 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1520 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6350 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh